Physical Therapist - Per Diem
Listed compensation
$52 per hour
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Critical Illness Recovery Hospital
- Location: Saginaw, Michigan (8th floor of Covenant Hospital's Harrison Campus)
- Physical Therapist - Per Diem/PRN
- Pay: $52.00 per hour
Select Specialty Hospital Saginaw is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
Why Join Us
Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.
Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
- Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
- Promoting continuous quality improvement.
- Teaching and counseling patients/families.
- Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
- Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
- Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
- Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
- Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
- Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
- Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
- Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (278 salary observations; 1,531 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $108k | Physical Therapy median $104k (middle half $90k–$107k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Michigan vs national | $89k median in Michigan | $94k nationally (−5%)278 state / 15,367 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$112k in purchasing power | Michigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Michigan | 622 active | 21,875 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 43% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment643 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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